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Macklin Celebrini is one of the bright young NHL Phenoms that are tearing up the league right now. In this video, we take a look at how one of the future faces of the league is carrying a rebuilding San Jose Shark team to relevancy.
Please check out our friends at @virtualhockeyscout for some great reads & breakdowns on players. You can check out his Macklin Celebrini piece right here! https://open.substack.com/pub/virtualhockeyscout/p/2025-26-season-spotlight-macklin?r=3664jm&utm_medium=ios
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bedard, celebrini, and carlsson are all turning into elite players. Can we stop with the who is better shit? All three are great but they play such different styles.
So you’re saying he’d be a good fill-in for Barkov?? 🤔
God Im so glad this demon isnt at BU anymore
I think we are seeing that perhaps major junior has been overrated and the USHL and NCAA have been underrated
I'm in the process of trying to collect some Bedard and Celebrini hockey cards while they're being made. I can only imagine what they'll be worth some day when Celebrini goes nuts his whole career. Kid has class and he's talented.
not much between Conor b and Macklin, but gotta go with Celebrini on this one. Kid is puck hungry.
Well i don't think he has the experience of international play
I didn't see a clip of his most iconic goal this year, imo. Oct 26 against the Wild, in OT, and the Wild control the puck for the first 3:30. That means the Sharks' unit couldn't change and were completely gassed. Eklund takes a risk and hustles to the bench, Celebrini comes on, and strips the puck from Faber for a breakaway winner. Eklund was willing to give up a 3-on-2 to get him on the ice, and then he single-handedly ends the game in 10 seconds.
its just hockey IQ above a lot of other players that normally take many years in the nhl to develop. his strong on the puck and knows whats happening 5 steps ahead. he just controls the game which for a young player is great to see. reminds me kinda of nate dawg
I love Macklin Celebrini and Drake Maye.
New fan of Celebrini, still learning about the game. The 3 minute mark of the video is what really hits home for me. Thanks for teaching me something new.
He’s a phenom. The backbone of SJ, similar to Bédard, but still think Bédard has even more potential to exploit, Bédard is getting more aggressive and looking to pickpocket players on the ice, if he even gets close to Celebrini’s defensive capabilities, combined with his amazing sniping ability, Bédard’s limit is pretty high.
I really like watching this kid play hockey – rooting for him!!
Amazing breakdown
Vancouver producing some elite talent the past couple years!
I would put both Bedard and Celebrini on team Canada. No question and I'd put them on the same line lol.
THE KIDS JUST MAGICALLY, watching him is a breath of fresh air
I have been a diehard Sharks fan since the early days in the CowPalace. Us Sharks fans got so used to being in the playoffs every year & getting our hearts ripped out every year. We have had some amazing teams, a couple that should have won The Cup but came up just short every season. The past 5 seasons have been very tough & something we have been very lucky to have never experienced. When we lost the Conner Bedard sweepstakes in 2023, it was the best thing that has happened to our organization since we got Jumbo back in 2025. The comparison between Mack & Bedard isn’t even close. The way Celebrini has adapted & inserted himself into the league & our team has been mind blowing. The stats & breakdowns you just gave solidify that Mack is by far the better young star. Bedard is incredible & is going to great things in Chicago, but the future is now in San Jose & it would be a travesty if Macklin doesn’t make Team Canada. I wish he was gonna be on Team USA but that’s my selfish American fan talking. Great video, keep em’ comin’!
As someone who knows nothing about hockey except I live next to San Jose I’m pumped to learn about it with macklin at the helm
I’ve been a Sharks fan since the mid 90s and I can’t believe what I’m watching.
After Bedard we need a breakdown of Leo Carlsson or the Ducks as a whole.
Alright here is the hard question. People in chat, you’re building a team and need to pick from Bedard or Celebrini, who you choosing?
I like him, he also doesnt look like a spoiled brat like bedard, so thats going for him
Hockey psychology you sound like a hot piece of ahh, but your voice seems familiar, are you a Canucks fan?. If so I’ll press dislike on alllll your videos 🙂 the Canucks are not good 🎉❤
Generational
im from the philly area, but for some reason growing up my dad coaching my roller hockey and soccer teams had us named the sharks on probably 10 different teams. that alone has made me always love the sharks, hoping we can have a philly san jose stanley cup in a few years
You should do seat geek save of the week just like seat geek goal of the week.
I could be convinced celebrini was made in a lab
He didn't even peak yet, wild
wait I thought the sharks, a rebuilding team showing huge strides early this season, were one of the biggest losers of the season so far? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Great analysis! But as a Blackhawks fan, I have to ask for one on Bedard 🙂
He’s so fucking good
As a Canadian hockey fan, love seeing top quality Canadian players coming into the NHL past few years. Bedard, Celebrini, and hopefully McKenna can join that list.
Celebrini is better than bedard!
Great video and insights.
MACK BABBYBYYBYBY
Fire the jew
If this kid stays on his current trajectory, he’s going to be one of the best hockey players of his generation. It blows my mind that he’s only 19.
I remember the marleau hype. You need a line. Need a defense. Need a good goaltender
this is peak over-analyzation
having almost exactly 1 ppg at 19 is kinda crazy
Very annoying stop n go video.
Had to bail.